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emma’s revolution: Concert and Benefit for PJALS’ Maia Water Project

8pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 Ft. George Wright Dr Dancing on the edge of folk and pop there’s a revolution: emma’s revolution. “Bold, profound, moving, hilarious and transformative.” The sound of passion in “deftly-turned phrases,” songs imbued with…

Washington United Town Hall and Canvass: Building the Marriage Majority

Washington United Town Hall and Canvass: Building the Marriage Majority Saturday, March 10th at 10 a.m. Spokane Falls Community College Building 24, Room 110 3410 W Fort Wright Drive Spokane, WA 99224 Last month, Governor Gregoire signed marriage equality into…

Safe & Just Alternatives to the Death Penalty: panel discussion

The Peace & Justice Action League of Spokane’s Inland Northwest Death Penalty Group (INDPAG) presents Safe & Just Alternatives to the Death Penalty: panel discussion on Monday, March 5th 6:30 pm at Liberty Park United Methodist Church, 1526 E 11th…

Seeking Event Coordinator

PJALS is seeking an Event Coordinator for our spring fundraising event. This is a contract position. Will you please help spread the word? We are looking to make a decision as soon as possible, so we’re asking to receive cover…

Good news: WA state Senate Committee calls for “Money for People, Not for War!”

URGENT ACTION NEEDED! Sign the petition here for a full Senate vote! A Washington State Senate committee passed SJM 8014, calling upon Congress to stop the Afghanistan war, bring the troops home to their families, cut the military budget, and…

2012 Peace and Economic Justice Action Conference

Register before February 11 and join us at Early Bird Rates! Here’s what attendees had to say about last year’s conference: “I met amazing people and the mingle times were so productive and interesting. The energy at this conference and…

Director’s Report

By Liz Moore “Save Lives, Save Jobs, Raise Revenue” is the rallying cry of Our Economic Future, a coalition of over 150 groups pushing the Washington state legislature to close wasteful corporate special interest tax loopholes. As you’ll see in…

Rusty Nelson on Peace and War: we can refuse to have people for our enemies

By Rusty Nelson Here in our golden years, in our pastoral, rustic homestead, Nancy and I watch quite a few movies. It’s sometimes a good way to escape reality and, sometimes a way to confront and examine reality, depending upon…

The Blogful of Salt

Safe & Just Alternatives: Campaign to Abolish the Death Penalty

By Shar Lichty The death penalty is the issue that stirs up the most emotional responses for me. It is also the issue I have actively worked on the longest. So I am very excited about current statewide efforts to…